The Daily Roundup – Tuesday, August 11, 2026: Mandatory Electronic Filing (e-Filing)

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission’s Marine Facilities Replacement Program in North Puget Sound, WashingtonDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 10, 2026

AI Summary: NOAA proposes rules allowing limited marine mammal disturbance during Washington State Parks’ five-year North Puget Sound marine facility replacement project and seeks public comment.View details →

Restricted Area: Naval Weapons Station Seal BeachDepartment of Defense, Corps of Engineers

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 10, 2026

AI Summary: The Army Corps of Engineers proposes updating restricted waterway boundaries near Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach in California following bay reconfiguration and construction of a new ammunition pier.View details →

NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and SecurityNuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 10, 2026

AI Summary: NRC proposes updating its regulations to streamline procedures, align with federal advisory committee standards, and modernize national security eligibility criteria for greater efficiency.View details →

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Suvorexant, Lemborexant, and Daridorexant From Schedule IV Into Schedule VDepartment of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 10, 2026

AI Summary: The DEA proposes moving three sleep medications — suvorexant, lemborexant, and daridorexant — from Schedule IV to the less restrictive Schedule V under the Controlled Substances Act.View details →

Determination To Defer Sanctions; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Gasoline LoadingEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule  Comments due Sep 10, 2026

AI Summary: EPA is temporarily deferring air quality sanctions against Arizona’s Maricopa County after the state submitted rules addressing volatile organic compound emissions from gasoline loading operations.View details →

NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and SecurityNuclear Regulatory Commission

Rule  Comments due Sep 10, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC is updating its regulations to streamline information procedures, align with federal advisory committee standards, and modernize national security eligibility criteria.View details →

Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules for Dependent Care Assistance ProgramsDepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 25, 2026

AI Summary: Proposed IRS rules would guide employers on contributing to Trump accounts and outline nondiscrimination requirements for both those accounts and dependent care assistance programs.View details →

Television Broadcasting Services St. George, UtahFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 25, 2026

AI Summary: The FCC proposes to restore VHF channel 9 for a St. George, Utah television station after its licensee abandoned plans to switch to UHF channel 21.View details →

Mandatory Electronic Filing (e-Filing)Department of Homeland Security

Rule  ● Economically Significant

AI Summary: USCIS can now require certain immigration benefit requests to be filed electronically, with a waiver process available for those unable to file online.View details →

Adjudication of Civil Penalties Against International Marriage BrokersDepartment of Justice

Rule

AI Summary: The Justice Department establishes procedures for penalizing international marriage brokers that withhold required information or improperly disclose prohibited details to matchmaking clients.View details →

Cancellation of Obsolete Navigation and Vessel Inspection CircularDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard

Rule

AI Summary: The Coast Guard is canceling an outdated guidance document used to ensure consistent vessel inspections and inform the public about Coast Guard enforcement practices.View details →

Danger Zone: Pacific Ocean at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Island of Oahu, HawaiiDepartment of Defense, Corps of Engineers

Rule

AI Summary: The Army Corps of Engineers is updating firing hours at a Marine Corps weapons training range near Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii to protect public safety.View details →

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian IslandsDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Unused Aleut Corporation pollock fishing allowances in the Aleutian Islands are being moved to the Bering Sea to allow full harvest of the 2026 pollock catch limit.View details →

Geographic Targeting Order Imposing Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements on Certain Financial Institutions in MinnesotaDepartment of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Rule

AI Summary: Banks and money transmitters in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, Minnesota must record and report certain payments of $3,000 or more under a new federal order.View details →

North Dakota Regulatory ProgramDepartment of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Rule

AI Summary: Federal regulators approved updates to North Dakota’s surface coal mining program reflecting state legislative changes to permitting timelines and newly created environmental and water resources agencies.View details →

Reforms to 13 CFR 124.103 To Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only. Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned FirmsSmall Business Administration

Rule

AI Summary: SBA is removing the automatic presumption that certain group members qualify as socially disadvantaged under the 8(a) program, requiring individually owned firms to now prove social disadvantage directly.View details →

Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination NoticeDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Interim Final Rule

1615-AD23 · Received Aug 10, 2026

Exemptions from Materials Licensing [NRC-2025-1568]Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Final Rule

3150-AL61 · Received Aug 10, 2026

Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Funding for Specified Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children and Youth (CMS-2451)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0938-AV73 · Completed Aug 10, 2026

Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service StaffingDepartment of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1205-AC22 · Completed Aug 10, 2026

Respirable Crystalline SilicaDepartment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1219-AC22 · Completed Aug 10, 2026

Horse Protection Act RevisionsDepartment of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Aug 13, 2026 — The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) (Matt Ring)

Child Nutrition Programs: Aligning Program Requirements with the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for AmericansDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0584-AF17

Aug 11, 2026 — American Bakers Association (Campbell Genn)
Aug 13, 2026 — American Frozen Food Institute (Jennie Norka)
Aug 14, 2026 — National CACFP Association (McKenzie Brunner)

Revision to Rules of Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal BoardDepartment of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office

Final Rule Stage

0651-AD89

Aug 11, 2026 — Tesla (Ashraf Fawzy)
Aug 11, 2026 — American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Laurence Cheng)
Aug 12, 2026 — High Tech Inventors Alliance (David Jones)
Aug 14, 2026 — Bose Public Affairs Group (Elisabeth Nelson) – Client: US*Made
Aug 17, 2026 — Computer and Communications Industry Association (John Lee)

Nonclinical Testing TerminologyDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Final Rule Stage

0910-AJ27

Aug 13, 2026 — Humane World Action Fund (Tracie Letterman)

Action Levels for Cadmium in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children; Draft Guidance for IndustryDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Notice Stage

0910-ZD09

Aug 14, 2026 — Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, US LLP (Charles Rathburn) – Client: Western Growers Association

Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (CMS-9881)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV92

Aug 13, 2026 — National Employers Association (Jonathan Rotman)

Planning and Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental ConcernDepartment of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF53

Aug 11, 2026 — Conservation Lands Foundation (Kara Matsumoto)
Aug 12, 2026 — The Pew Charitable Trusts (Laurel Williams)

Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee DisclosureDepartment of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

1210-AB37

Aug 14, 2026 — Kaiser Permanente (Simon Vismantas)

Updating the Water Quality Certification RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Final Rule Stage

2040-AG47

Aug 11, 2026 — Barnes & Thornburg (Fredric Andes) – Client: Federal Water Quality Coalition

Amendments to the Implementing Regulations for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation ActAdvisory Council on Historic Preservation

Proposed Rule Stage

3010-AA10

Aug 13, 2026 — Edison Electric Institute (Patrick McGuire)

HJRES 213 (Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1])

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HJRES 214 (Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23])

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.